FREIGHT RAIL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY.

FREIGHT RAIL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY. The Sandstone Economic Development Authority (SEDA) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to seek information and inquiries from potential developers interested in providing Public Private Partnership services for a freight rail development opportunity (likely a Transload Facility) on a roughly 75-acre site owned by the SEDA. The purpose of this RFI is for the SEDA to evaluate the interest of developers in the potential development of the site at the south end of Sandstone Business Park through which there are BNSF mainline tracks. Based on the information received and the SEDA’s evaluation of it, a Preferred Developer will be selected to implement the development of the rail-adjacent site. The selected Preferred Developer and the SEDA will enter into a Preliminary Development Agreement, which will guide the Developer/SEDA partnership during the process of preparing a site development plan. The Preferred Developer will work collaboratively with SEDA, the City, and the public. It is anticipated that the Preferred Developer and the SEDA will ultimately enter into a Development Agreement, which will guide the Developer/SEDA partnership during the site development process.The full RFI and Addendum is available on the City’s website: www.sandstone.govoffice.com Interested firms are to submit one (1) set of their information/inquiry no later than 4 p.m. CST on Oct. 14, 2026. The RFI should be delivered electronically in a PDF format to the City of Sandstone at administrator@sandstonemn.gov .